GENERAL INFO

We meet monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:30. Meetings are held at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Road, Nanaimo. The main entry to the hall is on the right side at the rear of the building.

Come early to submit your exhibit in the parlour show, to browse the plant and seed tables, to buy an "Early Bird" raffle ticket, to peruse our library of books, to sign up for an activity or to visit with other members.

Refreshments are available for a 50 cent donation at the regular meetings during the break. Be sure to bring your own cup and save a second 50 cents on a styrofoam cup purchase. During the break, you may visit the Parlour Show exhibits in addition to the activities described above.

Visitors and guests are always welcome. There is a $ 3 drop-in fee. You will receive a complimentary newsletter and you can use your drop-in ticket towards a new membership .

MEETING DATES and guest speakers for 2010 are as follows:

January 13 - Dirk Becker : How to Easily Grow More Food and Be More Sustainable
February 10 - Kristi Ozero : Botanical Latin for Gardeners
March 10 - Dr. Dolores Gottenberg : Lawns to Edible Landscapes - Growing Food Where We Live
April 14 - Marilyn Zink : Better Living with Herbs & Natural Health
May 12 - Guy Langlois - Director of McSeeds
June 09 - Connie Kuramoto - Japanese Gardens
July 07 -
August 11 - Annual NHS Picnic : Bowen Park picnic shelter at 5:00 p.m.
September 08 -
October 13 -
November 10 -
December 08 - Christmas Dinner : Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre at 5:00 p.m


All regular meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.; exceptions are (as noted above) the August date is our Annual Picnic in Bowen Park and the December date is our Christmas Dinner.